Is Maximilian a boy or girl name?
Maximilian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 485 boys were named Maximilian, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 18,440 US babies named Maximilian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #587
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Maximilian since 1907
- 18,440
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 717 babies
Boys and girls named Maximilian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 928 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,761 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 5,101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 6,507 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,653 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 485 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 517 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 523 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 533 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 595 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 571 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 672 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 652 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 717 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 698 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 668 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 676 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 590 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 631 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 632 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 574 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 593 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 512 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 498 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 498 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 474 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 486 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 481 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 493 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 492 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 435 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 402 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 331 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 285 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 280 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 253 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 206 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 206 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 193 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 170 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 180 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 146 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 166 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 116 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 82 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,765 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,984 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,237 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,213 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,405 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,366 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,471 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,889 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,359 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,515 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,035 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,721 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,160 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,755 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,020 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,275 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maximilian reached #429 in 2013. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maximilian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.